Distraught family says NYPD officers didn't have to fatally shoot Queens man having mental crisis

NEW YORK - The deadly shooting of a mentally distressed Queens man who called 911 for help is putting a renewed focus on mental health emergencies. Police said the officers had no choice but to defend themselves, but the man's family tells CBS New York Investigative Reporter Tim McNicholas they didn't have to shoot him.Police said Win Rozario called 911 Wednesday in the middle of a mental crisis from the family's Ozone Park home.

said Rozario's mother tried to help him and accidentally knocked the Taser prongs off.'At this point, the male picked up the scissors again, came at our officers, and they had no choice but to defend themselves, discharging their firearms,' 's body camera footage. 'If they really wanted to, they could have detained him and saved a life that day,' he said. The family said Win Rozario suffered from chronic mental health problems.

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